§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) robberies and (b) violent crimes in the north-west there were in each of the years from 1997 to date. [160081]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe table shows robbery and violent crime recorded crime statistics in the north-west, (the police force areas of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside) for the calendar year 1997, subsequent fiscal years and the year ending September 2000.
Recorded crime for North West Government Office Region Robbery Violent crime 1997 9,702 46,224 1997–98 10,116 50,503 1998–99 11,614 87,039 1999–2000 12,911 93,029 1999–20001 13,795 92,804 1Year ending September Note:
It should be noted that, owing to the change in the Home Office's rule counting and classifying crime on 1 April 1998, figures for recorded crime before and after that date are not directly comparable.